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' Feb. 26, 1929. C. NEWMAN ET A1- Re. 17,222

BOX SUPPQR'IING EAR original Filed Nv. 23, 1924 partir wf In e drawings Reiued- Feb. 26, i929.

UNITE-D STATES Y i Re. 17,222 PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES NEWMAN, F NEW-YORK, IN1/Y., AND" ERNST G. APPLETON, 0F CHICAGO,

' ILLINOIS, ASSIGORS TO BOACH-APPLETON MFG.

priginai Ng. 1,5973, dated agua 24,l 1926,"ser

ticularly to 'an earadapte for reissue filed June 15 VThis invention relates yto a" new and imi roved box supporting ear, andvmore par d for use with switch boxes-or the-like in supporting them from I buildingl studding.

Switch aifd notion boxes and the like are vertically in the walls, itaisnecessary to pro.

vvide supporting cross piecesvbetween adja- `cent studs to receive the ears.

' Itis an object of the present invention to zo provide a box supportino' ear adapted to'V be secured to the end of the box and to engage a member extendingadjacent to the side of the box `to support the box therefrom. v

' meansa supporting member.

.. tending box supp stiiening .corrugation and a formed from sheet metall It is a f urthe'r object to provide a'box'suporting ear of this ytype having integral dapted to fix'it in relation to the box It is also an object to provide a laterally exorting ear provided with a dapted to be It is an additional ob]ect to provide a box supporting ear havingmeans for properly spacing the box from the support to whichl it is secured.l

Other andviurther objects will appear as p the description proceeds.

We have shown in the accompanying drawings onefpreferred form of construction. y In above; and

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y the drawings- Figure 1 is a faceview of a box attached by Figure 2 is a view of Figure 1 as seen from Figure 3 is a view ofFigui-e 1 as seen from Figure et is a perspective view ofthe siipear. v

a typical# form of "switch box 11 has been shown supported from a vertically extendingstud 12 by means of the box 'i f supporting ears 13.

as Shown in Figure 3, the box "ii is procoMrANY, or cHIcAGo, ILLINOIS,

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iai No. 748,546, aiea November s, i924. applicati@ 1928. Serial No. 285,652. v

angles tothe portion 15 and which conse-- quently is located in aplane substantially j parallel to the box face when the ear is attacned to the box. The portion 17 is profvided' with thejstiiiening corrugation 18 and the plurality ofperforations 19, which latter are adapted to receive nails 20 or other means 1 for securing the ear to a stud or other supporting means. The ears, therefore, forml fcantilever supports. The upper edge of the ear portion 17 is provided with'avpointed, down-turned lug 21,

which is for the purpose of insuring the placing of the box properly parallel to the sup- [porting stud and evenly s aced e therefrom when the box is spaced wel away from the stud. In. this case, nails would be driven'into `thestud only through the two holes shown beyoud the lug 21. When the box is placed closely adjacent to the stud, the lug 21 is forced into the stud as shown in the drawing. The ears are also provided with the lugs 22, which serve to space the box from the suport and facilitate its being placed parallel f thereto, the side edges of said lugs 22 distant from the switch box being equi-spaced from said switch box in a plane normal to the face of said switch box. These lugs 22 are o sufiicient width to provide clearance for the box assembly ears 23. A decided advantage accruing from the provision ofthe lugs 22-22 equi-spaced from the switch box, as well as the pointed lugs 21--21, is that rapid work v is permitted onthe part of the artisan erect- ,in'g the switch boxes. Said artisan may use said lugs 22-22 as locating means,l for posi` tioning the box, after which he may drive' the lugs 21e-21 into the material of the support 12 with light hammer blows. The box is thus 1 located and held in position, permitting said artisan to drive the nails 20--20 at his coni sible to secure switch boxes or the like to vertically extending studs, and the necessity for extra cross timbers for supporting the box is illuminated. The ear is simple in design and construction and may be cheaply manufactured from sheet metal. It is adapted for ready attachment to standard forms of switch or junction boxes.

While we have shown one preferred form of our ear by way of illustration, it is to. be understood that we contemplate such changes and modiiications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

What is-claimed isl. A cantilever support for a switch box comprising an ear swedged out of a single piece of metal, said ear comprising an elongated attaching portion having holes for the reception of attaching means for connect-ing same to a wall stud, said ear also comprising a securing portion mounted at one end of said attaching portion and projectingsubstantially at right angles to the plane of said attaching portion, said securing portion having holes for the reception of attaching means for connecting same to the wall of a switch box, ,said ear also includingr a pair of lugs projecting from said attaching portion, one of said lugs being pointed and adapted to dig into a wall stud, the other of said lugs being adapted to lie against said wall stuc for loca-ting said ear relative to said wall stu 2. A cantilever support for a switch box comprising lan ear swedged out of a single piece of metal, said ear comprising an elongated attaching portion having holes for the reception of attaching means for connecting same to a wall stud, said ear also comprising a securing portion mounted at one end of' sald attaching portion and projecting substantially at right'angles to the plane of saidv attachin'g'portion, said earalso including a pair of lugs projecting from said attaching portion,` one of said lugs beine' pointed and adapted to dig into a wall stu the'other of said lugs being adapted to lie against said wall stud for locating said ear relative to said wall stud.

3. A switch box provided with a pair of ears extending from opposedwalls thereof, each of said ears comprising an elongated attaching portion having holes for the reception of attaching means for connecting same to a wall stud, each of said ears also includ# ing apointed lug projecting from said attaching portion, said lugs being equi-spaced from said switch box.

4.' A switch box'provided with a pair of ears extending from opposed walls thereof, each of. said ears 'comprising an elongated attaching portion having holes for the reception of attaching means for connecting same to a wall stud` each of said ears also including a lug projecting from said attaching por- CHARLES NEWMAN. .ERNST G. APPLEaToN, 

